Contenu connexe Similaire à Multiple Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom (20) Multiple Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom1. Multiple Ways to Use
Twitter in the
Classroom
Karen Bonanno
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2. My background
Over 30 years’ experience
in F-12 school education
sector.
Active social networker &
regular contributor to
social media environment.
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4. What is Twitter?
Twitter is an online social
networking and
microblogging service that
enables users to send and
read "tweets", which are
text messages limited to 140
characters. Registered users
can read and post tweets,
but unregistered users can
only read them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
• Active registered users ~
555,000,000
• Average no. of tweets per
day - 58 million
• Percent of Twitters who
don’t tweet but watch
other people tweet - 40%
• No. of tweets every
second - 9,100
http://www.statisticbrain.com/twitter-statistics/
Research Date: 5.7.2013
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Number 11 in the top sites on the web
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5. The End of Isolation
http://jolt.merlot.org/vol7no3/alderton_0911.htm
• 61% of the time engaged in conversation via Twitter
• 82% of the time followed other educators or content experts
• Categories
– Practice/philosophy,
– Questions &
– Sharing of resources
• Allowed them to build connections with educators beyond their
immediate vicinity
• Give voice and confidence in educational discussions
• Build professional reputation
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6. Connect & Collaborate
• Most popular learning tool
• Twitter Chat
– Five questions around a theme
• Teacher-driven mode
– Share & exchange
– Help & advice
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8. Key in your
search
Idea / thought – This could be your classroom account
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13. Resources to Support Programs
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Ask a question or seek a recommendation
Follow a content expert
Link sharing (tweet & retweet)
Trend mapping (what, when & why)
Current events
Curate resources
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17. What, When & Why
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19. Curate Resources
• Scoop.it!
http://www.scoop.it/
• Storify
http://storify.com/
• LiveBinders
http://www.livebinders.com/
• Pearltrees
http://www.pearltrees.com/
• Paper.li
http://paper.li/
• Feedly
http://feedly.com/index.html
And more at
http://www.teachthought.com
/learning/55-content-curationtools-to-discover-and-sharedigital-content/
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21. “Digital literacy is the skills,
knowledge and
understanding that enables
critical, creative, discerning
and safe practices when
engaging with digital
technologies in all areas of
life”
Hague, C & Payton, S 2010,
Digital literacy across the
curriculum, Futurelab, p. 19.
http://www.workliteracy.com/pages/the-crap-test/
http://www2.futurelab.org.uk/resources/documents/handbooks/digital_literacy.pdf
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22. C.R.A.P. Test
• Currency
• Authority
– How recent is the
information?
– Is it current enough for your
topic?
• Reliability
– What kind of information is
included?
– Is the content opinion or is it
balanced?
– Does the creator provide
references or sources for data
or quotations?
– Who is the author or creator?
– What are the credentials?
– Who is the publisher or
sponsor?
– Are they reputable?
– What is the publisher’s
interest in this information?
• Purpose / Point of View
– Is this fact or opinion?
– Is it biased?
– Is the author / creator trying
to sell you something?
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24. #Hashtag
• Research topics and
content of interest
• Aggregate discussion on
content
• Class messaging system
• Online discussion
• Gather consensus on
issue
Tips
• Keep hashtag brief
• Create them early
• Keep them going
• Be strategic so as to
engage others
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